Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-01
Building Crearneries.


ter-makng what the wooden factory of
forty years ago did for the working up
of wool produced on farms. Creamery
butter commands higher price than
that made i'm rm-hOuse ), and Is made
at a smaller cost. That many creamer-
les have failed is certain. but their fail
ure is generally due to bad manage
ment or to expensive I'm ldings and APP
paratus. On this point an Illinois cor
respondent of The Hural World writes:
In spite of all that ha- been said and
done the creamery shar, is still abroad
in the land. lively as e, +. and, judging
from appearances. is ing a paying
business inveigling tn inexperienced
into investing large ann UNITS in cream
cries, when often one! alf the amount
judiciously invested W. Id DC ample TO
provide an establ>hme t OF sufficient
size and capacity for al practical pur-
poses for years 10 conn The modus
operandi of these sharp rs is to bride
some representative ma in the town in
which they wish 10 opo ate to recon-
mend the project TO his riends, and by
button-holing the rest hey quite too
often succeed in obtain Q the last dol
lar that can be squeezed 1t of that COM
munity for the purpo- the smaller
part of which is invest d "a the pro-
posed creamery and tbr rest is clear
profit. And precious ! do they care
if the concern is su ess afterward
or not. They have cot your money.
and that is all they want. The
amounts generally ra's vary from
IS, 600 to $4,000, and Il is generally in
localities where d,hirying in a new in
dustry, and when from & 900 to $1,000
would be amply sul 1sient to spect good
and suitable build ~ Supplied with
the best machinel% And what more
can be raised can very ndvantageously
be used as working capital, something
essential to the successful running of
any business, exper ence having prov
en- that those creameries with this
desirable adjunct have always been the
most successful. surfet of capital be-
ing at all times preferable to a surfeit
of rotting buildings and idle, rustng
machinery, for which perhaps there
never has been any necessity.
MANY of these large and expensive
establishments, gotten up by wildcat
companies, ale now standing idle all
over the land, and the money invested
in them as good as thrown away, where.
on the other hand had they been built
of proper size. cost, and capacity, first
cost, running expenses, repairs. taxes.
insurance. etc. would have been much
less. and no doubt milk and cream
could have been secured in sufficient
quantities to run the same to their full
capacity thereby insuring a profit,
where otherwise there was loss and
disaster. Gilt-cdged products will al
all times command the top of the mar
ket. and no questions asked, whether
made in a board shantv or marble
creamery. | know of two creameres
in one small town, working in two re-
fitted cooper-shops, that are turning
out some of the very best butter that i,
coming the to St. Louis market, and are
doing very prosperous business. while
many of the grand wildcat establish
ments are standing idle. Now, am
only saying what has often been said
before. and beg leave TO add a word of
caution and advice and which will
cost you nothing. Old established
dairy districts are expected to thor
oughly understand themselves, and TO
them | would say. after you have thor
oughlv canvassed the situation, and
have concluded to build. by no means
give one-half of the capital TO strangers
for the sake of investing the other half
for You. But iet your home mechanics,
from plans taken from some other
creamery suitable to your wants. put
up your buildings. making such attrac-
tons as may be found desirable. Rep
utable dealers in dairy supplies will at
any time be found ready to furnish such
plans and also to give any advice de-
sired And your own mechanics can
put up the building much cheaper than
men coming long distances at heavy
expense. Go to headquarters for ma
chinery, placing your entire order with
some responsible firm of established
reputation. They will sell you nothing
that you do not need, and YOU will save
freights and commissions and need
have Mt oil 10 L.
whose only desire is to fleece you
A Vicious Cat.